Smyrna times., 1887-06-15

1HE strawberry crop came to an end
virtually on Saturday. There will be
a larger intermission between it and
the raspberry this year than usual.
One generally follows the other in
quick succession.
The shipment of strawberries on the
Delaware road had dwindled down on
Saturday to four cars and we presume
there are none now passing over the
road. The total shipment amounted
to about 1850 car loads.
For SALE.-Yorz Carriage. nearly
new (Becket's best) with patent easy
springs. New set of Rubber Mounted
Harness, also Buffalo Robe. Very
reasonable for cash or time. Apply to
h. M. or w. I. Johnson, Smyrna, Del
aware.
CHILDREN's DAY was observed last
Sunday at Kenton and Central
Churches on Smyrna Circuit. The
congregations were large, the services
interesting and collections good. In
both churches there was quite a display
of flowers.
Z. ). HALL, Clerk of the Peace, will
be at the Delaware House, from 9 A.
NJ. until 4.30 P. NJ, on Thursday the
Z0rd INST, to issue licenses. BY a re-
cent law twenty-five per centum will
be added to all who neglect this matter
too long. 7
The pupils of the Public School are
busily preparing for examination and
the closing exercises, the latter to take
place on the 30th, at the Town Hall.
Harry z. Conrad, Esq, of Wilmington,
Will deliver the chief address of the
evening.
The meetings of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Association, which have
met an hour before the services for
preaching on Sunday evenings. and
been quite we'll attended. have been
suspended till the cooler weather of
October
MAKE your plans and get ready for
big Fourth of July celebration. Aid
the committee, who will soon have their
plans laid, to make it gala dav. A
stronger snap can be given to the dav
than that of the fire cracker and other
explosives.
The great June drop is having the
tendency to stiffen the price on the
prospective peach crop. VIM. Ellison.
OF Camden, a large Gamer, offered Mr.
GlldersleVe, of Rising Sun, rs cents a
basket for his orchard, and the offer
was.declined.
IN consequence of strawberry festi-
val going on at the time of preparation
for the regular "Children's Davn SER
vices for Union church near Blackbird
It was postponed until July 3rd. The
Quarterly meeting for the same place
will be held June 26th and 9th.
The Prudential Insurance Comnanv
OF America paid $15 to the widow of
Samuel A. Keys, which amount was
sent gratuitOusly. The policy held bv
INN in that company had been in force
but eleven weeks (thirteen weeks bein0
TIequlred) and therefore called for no
benefits.
JOHN ii. HOFFECKER will cOmmence
the manufacture of cans at his caunerv
TINS week for canning tomatoes. He
proposes using Illuminating gas as a
iuel which by a certain mechanical ar
Tiangement will be given both force and
neat, the machinery for which is being
now fixed.
The horse attached toJ. p. HudsOn's
Lumber wagon at Clayton Yesterday
look fright at the cars and started on a
run. 1t broke lose from the wagon
about half way between CLAYTON and
TINS town, turning at Main street nm
molested, and never stopped until IL
ran to BrenfOrd.
BY notice in another column it will
be seen that l.. p. Campbell will for
mally open the hotel at Woodland
Beach on the 29th inst. There are in.
dicatiOns that under Mr.. CamnbaIIs
management the place will have better
patronage, as undoubtedly it will he
under better management than for the
past several years.
On the roads leading from the town
10 the Necks" the finest field of corn
IS unquestiOnably that of Mrs. Rebecca
Willlame. The fields of James STAR
ling and VIM. E. Riggs, for evenness
as well as size, are also especially no.
tlcea0le. In the way of fine Clover
nelds now ready for the mower. that of
Mrs. Williams also comes to the front
ONE OF our citizens who seems To he
down on phosphate Notwithstanding
the great increase it has made to the
yield OF the crops. lays the blame on
Jhe insect pest, by a queer process Of
reasoning, at its door. Who ever
heard he asks, Of the potato bug 1.-THE
Colorado beetle,) the rose bugs. the
lightning bugs eating the grapes &c.
before phosphate came into use
The wheat worm that cuts the straw
just below the head and let's the latter
fall to the ground, which has appeared
IN so many places, Is also ocrpIained
OF by our farmers. It's first appeaFapce
was last year, and bears no resemblance
TO the army worm. It's work is not an
parent to the general observer. or the
helds Of waving grain would not make
do. '"0S
THAT was a clever travesty of the
possibilities Of bad crossings by some
waggish boys VINO posted at the corner
of Market .apd Mount Vernon streets
on Saturday night cleverly gotten up
plaeard reading something like tie rol-
loving " This crossing Is warranted
to break limbs, disloeate joints, sprain
ankles, break backs" &C., &c.. winding
up with the statement that il was only
a sample Of a number Of Others. and
holding the Town Commissioners -
sponsible. The latter had however
few day before started an improve
ment in this direction at the main
crossings Of flag stones % by feet. six
inches tbick in double rows. and In
due time the break-neck ones com
planned Of in other palts Of the town
viii doubtless be renedied as the toWr
exchequer permits.